Robert Forster - Danger In The Past

Danger In The Past is the debut solo studio album by Australian singer songwriter Robert Forster, originally released in 1990 via Beggars Banquet Records.

Robert Forster was a founding member of Australian indie rock band The Go-Betweens from 1977 until the band initially disbanded in 1989, after which he has pursued a solo career. The Go-Betweens reformed between 2000 and 2006. Forster has released seven solo studio albums with the most recent being the critically acclaimed Inferno in 2019.

2020 sees the thirtieth anniversary of the album that launched the solo career of sometime Go-Betweens frontman Robert Forster.

Upon its release Danger In The Past met with universal acclaim from critics, even drawing comparison with Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks in some quarters.

For Danger In The Past, Robert recorded the album 12 days in Berlin with an illustrious ensemble that included Bad Seeds alumni Mick Harvey (producer, multi-instrumentalist), Hugo Race (guitar) and Thomas Wydler (drums). BBC 6 Music’s Gideon Coe, described the record as "a beautiful, confident solo debut.”

Of these new remasters, Needle Mythology co-founder Pete Paphides says, “The remastering (from Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios) has dramatically revealed a depth and physicality to these recordings that casts new light on Robert’s intentions for these records".

This album is a 2020 reissue on heavyweight black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with a printed inner sleeve, remastered audio, and bonus 7” single, pressed in the UK via Needle Mythology.