WMOT (We Men of Talent) Records, an independent recording company in Philadelphia, produced a number of singles in the "Philadelphia sound" soul tradition (see Philadelphia soul). It was founded by Steve Bernstein, Alan Rubens, and David Chacker in 1975.
The best selling record among those produced by WMOT was Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith,[1] which hit number one on the Billboard soul chart and sold more than 2 million copies.[2] Other WMOT artists include: Count Coolout, Barbara Mason, Captain Sky, Funk Fusion Band, Bliss, Major Harris, Heaven and Earth, and Fat Larry's Band.
From its beginning, Atlantic Records had been distributing its releases. In 1978, Fantasy Records took over distribution of its releases as Fantasy WMOT Records. In 1980, it began distributing independently.
In 1981, it was sold to Michael Goldberg, Allen Cohen, and Jeff and Mark Salvarian. Two years later, Larry Lavin bought a stake in WMOT and it was his activity in the company that led to lawsuits over money laundering in 1984 that brought the company down. Its back Catalogs were sold to CBS (now Sony Music).