Original Jazz Classics (or OJC) was started in 1983 as an imprint of Fantasy Records. Under this name original editions of jazz LPs have been reissued on CD and formerly on LP and cassette also. The LPs were originally released on Riverside, Prestige, Contemporary and other labels that had been purchased by Fantasy. A limited edition series was begun in the late 1980s.A sister label is Original Blues Classics, organised on similar principles and dedicated to albums by blues performers.