The phrase "although the previous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a contrast or exception related to something mentioned earlier in the text.
Example: "Although the previous results were promising, the latest data suggests a different outcome."
Alternatives: "despite the earlier" or "even though the prior".
Although the previous study was not double-blind or placebo-controlled, this next study was both -- and even more.
He entered the final in sixth place, although the previous scores are wiped clean.
Although the previous night had been "tough," she felt calm and hopeful as she watched the sun rise.
Although the previous Labour administration had set out an aim to encourage the use of open source software and methods in government projects, it gained little traction.
The weekend we visited saw the alt-country US star Victoria Williams playing, although the previous night had seen Finland's finest rockers, Sweatmaster (friends of The Darkness, apparently).
Minaya said Thursday that although the previous few days had been a distraction, he continued to discuss possible trades as the nonwaiver trading deadline approached.
Although the previous Web developer did not have clients that directly competed with YogaFit, Ms. Shaw wondered about its allegiances.
This fight gave Burke the English heavyweight championship, although the previous holder of the title, Jem Ward, refused to cede the championship belt.
Although the previous description of electron behaviour in molecules provides the basis for a qualitative understanding of molecular electronic spectra, it is not always quantitatively accurate.
Although the previous white-supremacist Government has admitted third-force activities, there has been no public evidence of such an effort since then.
Although the previous decade's searches for American remains were supposed to pave the way to better relations with Myanmar, that did not turn out to be the case.
