The publicity train for The Decemberists‘ upcoming LP The King Is Dead continues to barrel on down the tracks, this time with the announcement of a special limited deluxe box edition of the album scheduled for a January release.

The limited deluxe box edition of the album is limited to 2,500 copies, and features the following:

• A one-of-a-kind original Polaroid photo by Los Angeles-based photographer Autumn de Wilde
• A linen-wrapped clamshell box with a foil-stamped cover
• The CD of the album
• 180-gram white vinyl of the album with an exclusive cover design
• The DVD Pendarvia (a 30-minute short film by Aaron Rose documenting the making of the album)
• A 72-page hardcover book featuring over 250 photos by de Wilde and illustrations by Carson Ellis, and
• A signed Giclée print of an exclusive illustration by Ellis.

The presale for the album started today here, where a sample of the deluxe box edition can be viewed.

In addition to the January 18th release of The King Is Dead, The Decemberists have plotted a tour for winter and spring 2011. The Decemberists’ tour dates are as follows:
1/25 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY*
1/28 – House of Blues – Boston, MA*
1/29 – House of Blues – Boston, MA*
1/31 – Olympia De Montreal – Montreal, Canada*
2/1 – Sound Academy – Toronto, Canada*
2/2 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI*
2/4 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL*
2/5 – Riverside Theatre – Milwaukee, WI#
2/6 – State Theatre – Minneapolis, MN#
2/7 – Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, MO#
2/9 – Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO#
2/10 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO#
2/12 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA#
2/13 – House of Blues – San Diego, San Diego, CA#
2/14 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA#
2/18 – Paramount Ballroom – Seattle, WA#
2/19 – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Portland, OR#
3/4 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
3/5 – ABC – Glasgow, UK
3/7 – Birmingham Institute – Birmingham, UK
3/8 – Bristol Academy – Bristol, UK
3/10 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK
3/11 – Leeds Academy – Leeds, UK
3/13 – Trix, Antwerp – Belgium
3/14 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
3/16 – Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK

* with Wye Oak
# with Mountain Man