1.   And Sub Pop, the Seattle label that helped launch Nirvana, had offered the band a recording deal.

2.   All three ended up making us feel good for reasons I belabored in the last century and will not again without a major recording deal.

3.   But if a lucrative recording deal came knocking, not too many of them would take a pass.

4.   But like so many other young bands signed to a first-time recording deal, Bryndle never finished its album and eventually was dropped by the label.

5.   He eventually accepted an offer from Gramercy Pictures, a division of Polygram, which also agreed to a recording deal.

6.   In recent months, the Dixie Chicks had been talking with other labels about a new recording deal, including Capitol Records, according to a person involved.

7.   It was that fame which led to his current recording deal with Island Records.

8.   Numerous other prizes include recording deals, concert tours, even a wardrobe from Neiman Marcus.

9.   Perlman, who now oversees his own deals, recalled that years ago that he had a concert manager who negotiated a recording deal for him.

10.   The mammoth success of those shows led to a series of international tours and a recording deal with PolyGram.