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Cribbing the "put out the Christmas trees before Halloween" move from your local K-Mart, Gnarls Barkley have announced the holiday release of a limited edition St. Elsewhere CD/DVD package.

The set, due November 7 on Downtown/Atlantic, is, according to a press release, "bound in a deluxe o-card adorned with 3-D lenticular rendition of the album art." Looks like Danger Mouse picked up a few tricks from Gorillaz.

The St. Elsewhere reissue includes a new 92-page booklet featuring a flipbook and other expanded artwork, while the DVD holds four Gnarls Barkley videos: "Crazy", "Smiley Faces", "Gone Daddy Gone", and the never-before-seen "Go Go Gadget Gospel". Audio tracks from the pair's April 16 "Top of the Pops" performance ("Crazy") and May 19 "Later with Jools Holland" stint ("Gone Daddy Gone") will also be included.

According to their MySpace blog, Gnarls Barkley are contemplating radio-play for the "TotP" "holiday version" of "Crazy", and they want fan input.

In other news, Gnarls Barkley aren't completely blowing off October 31. Earlier this week, the duo linked to a YouTube video from its MySpace. The clip documents a Donnie Darko-themed Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse photoshoot for URB Magazine, and it's pretty silly.

Next month, the boys will knock off a short European tour before returning to the States for a Bang! Music Festival appearance and a San Francisco New Year's Eve Eve stint with the Flaming Lips. They will embark on a three-month trek through the U.S. with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in January, though dates for this are currently unconfirmed.

Finally, Gnarls Barkley took home a "Left Field Woodie" trophy at mtvU's 2006 Woodie Awards last week. The event will be broadcast on November 2.

Dates:

11-01 Paris, France - Grant Rex
11-03 Manchester, England - Apollo
11-05 London, England - Brixton Academy
11-08 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
11-11 Miami, FL - Bicentennial Park (Bang! Music Festival)
12-08 Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena (KWOD'S Twisted Xmas)
12-30 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium *

* with the Flaming Lips