The Decemberists Prep “The King Is Dead” Limited Deluxe Box Edition

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